Wishing to give back to his country, Nepal, Sharad Rai founded YouMe School in his remote village in Nepal in 2011. The organization he founded built a second school in 2017. Currently, there are more than 500 students studying in those schools. Some children have to commute on foot more than four hours every day to get to the school. Still, they are determined to attend YouMe School. Sharad Rai finds that there is nothing more exciting or fulfilling than shaping the future of young children. He will be sharing his story of building schools in Nepal and how his organization is shaping the future of kids in his village through education.
TITLE: Giving back to one’s country by building schools in Nepal: Sharad Rai’s story of the founding and actions of YouMe Nepal
WHEN: December 6, 2022 (Tuesday), 13:20~14:50 (3rd period)
WHERE: AGU; Aoyama Campus; Room 922 (2nd Fl of Building 9) Click here.
LANGUAGE: English
TARGET AUDIENCE: All English Department IE students and any other interested students and faculty. individuals from outside of the university are also welcome.
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Biography:
Sharad Rai is the founder and president of the non-profit organization YouMe Nepal, which has directly touched the lives of more than 25,000 kids all over Nepal. He is also the founder and CEO of asha & company and TERAKOYA Academia.
To be better prepared for the event learn why Sharad Rai built a school in his hometown: https://youmenepal.org/representative/
